Rubric

Continuity 30
Development of Ideas 20
Depth 20
MLA Format 15
Personal Voice 15

May 13 Discussions

• This section was kinda slow after they escaped the goblins
• Every charge tour represents some kind of life happening 
• Gandulf is like the adult figure
• Bilbo is kinda like the older child
• The riddles with golem is very fun
• He got crazy from the ring...the ring makes people "greedy" and they don't want to tell about it
• The shadow still shows from the rings invisibility
• Invisibility - what would you do if you were invisible
• There is no honest way of using a ring and he uses it to give himself false hope because he tells everyone that he got past people but really he just used the ring and took advantage of the group
• Bilbo is still kind of childish
• The eagles are cool
• All of the different animals speak a different language and the eagles can speak the same language as the legs so its like a good vs evil thing cause the good is all together nd the evil is so separated 
• We talked about different languages and how people can switch languages in an instant
• The buttons were funny cause he made a huge deal about them
• Beorn is really funny he is always around
• Orcs and goblins are related/allies
• Since gandulf is a wizard hy doesn't he just teleport them
• Was bilbo selfish not sharing the ring with the group
• Do the different races represent races in society
• Did the author related the groups to his experience I. WWI like hobbits are France and gandulf is America because he bailed him out
• Will the journey back be the same

Emma Vlog

https://www.dropbox.com/s/5nbnpcbro1tyjom/Video%20Apr%2029%2C%2010%2015%2042%20AM.mov

Annotations #1 Mike

Why do hobbits dislike adventure?

Why did Gandalf choose Bilbo?

How did the elves know Bilbo's name?

Why is everyone in a hurry to get to the dragon?

How does Gandalf get everywhere so fast?

How does the crack in the wall seal up after the goblins leave?

Article/Artifact

Theme Sketch

Topic: Theme
Diversity: There are multiple "races" in this book who have obvious differences in physical and character traits, but those differences can bring out hidden traits in others and challenge others to change and rise above.

Curiosity: Curiosity gives motivation to explore the unknown of God's creation

Fear of the Unkown: Fear of the Unkown can be the fire that fuels ones motivation for adventure, you never know what's coming (the fear), but you can't stop it from coming so we must take the opportunities we're given.

Adventure: Hobbits are not known to go on adventures and Bilbo eventually accepts his fate and goes on the adventure. People do things out of their comfort zone all the time, and we must accept these opportunities.

Bravery: Bravery is a persons will to stand up for what they believe in even if they are fearful of the result. So, Bilbo is presented with these expectations from Gandolf and the dwarves, and even though he doesn't see these traits in himself, he acts bravely and rises to the occasion.

Reading Notebook week four

Reading Notebook week three

Pg 152- this is the passage where Bilbo tells the dwarves about the ring after they defeat the spiders & I was just surprised that the dwarves respected him more because of the ring. But, it makes sense that the dwarves felt this way. I also saw this as Bilbo "growing up" & rising to his expectations. 

Pg 153- "Knowing the truth about the vanishing did not lessen their opinion of Bilbo at all..." Same thing, just surprised it was completely opposite of what we were expecting.

Pg 155- "...for they did not love dwarves..." Does anyone like the dwarves? Seriously... I thought they were pretty nice guys.

Pg 161- "...he soon realized that if anything was to be done, it would have to be done by Mr. Baggins, alone and unaided." We all have times & moments like these when we realize we just HAVE to do it ourselves & there's no way around it.

Pg 174- this is the part where they're hidden in the casks & Bilbo is on the raft & he sees the mountain for the first time, and I was expecting it to be a hint of relief for him, like that he's getting closer to his destination, but it says, "...now he did not like the look of it in the least." So I was surprised by that. 

Pg 175- GANDALF IS COMING IN SEARCH OF THORIN'S COMPANY YAAAAYY. I was so happy when I read that!

Reading Notebook week two

Pg 84- so bilbo is escaping the Goblins & he slips through the legs of the captain, I just thought that was funny.

Pg 84- the goblins notice there is a shadow by the door while Bilbo is invisible & stuck there & I was surprised he still had a shadow

Pg 85- "Bilbo had escaped the goblins, but he did not know where he was." I was emotionally distressed at this point and wondering why Gandalf couldn't just be there to rescue him. 

Pg 91- "and all the whole the forest-gloom got heavier and the forest-silence deeper." I loved this imagery.

Pg 106- ""I always meant to see you all safe (if possible) over the mountains," said the wizard, "and now by good management and good luck I have done it. Indeed we are now a good deal farther east than I ever meant to come with you, for after all this is not my adventure."" NO GANDALF DON'T LEAVE THEM. I also thought that this was symbolic of a life happening for sure. Like leaving your parents home or something, you can't have someone to protect you always.

Reading notebook Week one

Page 14- "To seek the pale enchanted gold" one of the lyrics in the song they sang that explained their ensuing quest.
Page 15- "To claim our long-forgotten gold." This again shows their want to reclaim what is theirs and shows a character trait of theirs; a fierce devotion to what is theirs.
Page 16- "he wished to go and see the great mountains, and hear the pine-trees and the waterfalls, and explore the caves and wear a sword instead of a walking stick." I saw this as foreshadowing the decision Bilbo does make
Page 16- "in a tone that seemed to show that he guessed both halves of the hobbit's mind." Explains Thorin's personality and wisdom well.
Page 18- the second to last paragraph, I think explains Bilbo's personality well and that it is very hilarious and it shows his constant struggle between his different "bloodlines". 
Page 19- "Tell me what you want done, and I will try it, if I have to walk from here to the East if East and fight the wild Were-worms in the Last Desert." I think this says a lot about Bilbo's character and what he stands for. 
Page 34- "and yet somehow he could not go straight back to Thorin and Company emptyhanded." Thought this demonstrated the idea of "rising to expectations" very well, that Bilbo knew that he had people back there who were expecting something out of him. 
Page 43- "Dark and drear it looked, though there were patches of sunlight on its brown sides, and behind its shoulders the tips of smowpeaks gleamed." This personifies the literal and their personal battles and trip that lies before them.
Page 47- "He loved elves, though he seldom met them; but he was a little frightened of them too." I think this shows Bilbo's bravery and curiosity for new and different things
Page 49- "as kind as summer" and "Their clothes were mended as well as their bruises, their tempers and their hopes." I just like these and how they were written. I think they're small but add a lot to the writings. 
Page 59- explains the Goblins and their skills and I was just wondering if the author designed each of these "races" to echo a racial stereotype or something that is real in our world. 
Page 62- "and though he could not do everything, he could do a great deal for friends in a tight corner." This is speaking of Gandalf and I think it says a lot about his character. Lots of great character development

Greta Vlog

https://www.dropbox.com/s/vv8hrqz5ax687gb/Video%20Apr%2029%2C%2010%2018%2035%20AM.mov

"Mike Miklusicak" Vlog

https://www.dropbox.com/s/f5slgj49dzrpq7e/Video%20Apr%2026%2C%2010%2050%2033%20AM.mov

Jacks Vlog Post

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Worldly Connections

1945 moved to Oxford, becoming the proffessor of English language and literature
Retired 1959
24 years old when he was married and married to Edith Mary bratt
Before he married Edith he banned to see her because his father thought she would be a distraction to his studies
Uk entered World War II 1914
Trained with 13th reserve battalion
Delayed enlisting until he completed his degree in 1915
Transferred to 11th service battalion
Arrived in France June fourth 1916
All but one of his friends were dead by 1918
Helped write the Oxford dictionary
1925 returned to Oxford as rawlinson and bosworth proffessor of Anglo-Saxon with a fellowship at pembroke college
During his time at pembroke he wrote the hobbit and the first to volumes of The Lord of the rings
WWII earmarked as a code breaker
In January of 39 asked if he would be prepared to serve in the cryptographic department of the foriegn office in case national emergency
Four children with Edith
John francis Michael Hillary Priscilla Marie Ann Christopher John reuel Tolkien
Died at the age 81
Buried in the same grave as Beren
Devote catholic

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien

Why why he wrote the hobbit 

He found a piece of paper that said once in a hole there lived a hobbit

Assignment Description/Points

Assignments	Points Possible
Building Background Information Group grade	20
Literature Circle & Group Expectations Individual grade	10
Article/Artifact Individual grade	10
Group Evaluation Group grade	5
Theme Sketch Group grade	20

Assignment/Daily Plan/Literature Circle Calendar

Monday	Tuesday April 25th Book Talks Book Selection	Wednesday April 24th Announce Groups Set up blog & calendar	Thursday April 25th Discuss Skype opportunity Building Background Information research the author why did they write the book? worldly connections What else do you need to know? post findings to blog-as a group	Friday April 26th Brainstorm expectations for literature circle and working with this group -positives -negatives -what do you expect to get from the book? -how much work do you think it will be? -looking forward to it? Record answers using iPad- of each person in the group (if group members are missing this needs to be done on Monday) please email to potgetert@wayland.k12.mi.us
Monday April 29th Mini lesson Asking good questions- Discuss reader's notebook- this needs to be posted on the blog after each reading section is to be completed- Please make sure your post Comment Question Connection READ!!!	Tuesday April 30th Assign Article/Artifact  work in class due on Thursday 1st Group discussion over blog postings tomorrow  READ!!!	Wednesday May 1st Group blog discussion Group Evaluation Due: Friday Questions to consider for evaluation: 1. What have their contributions been? (questions on the blog, are they taking part in discussions, contributing ideas, keeping up with the reading?) 2. 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest what would you give your group members? 3. What do you think they could work on? READ!!!	Thursday May 2nd Due: Article/Artifact Members that are not prepared will receive a zero for this assignment. As group members are sharing their article/artifact, other members must make a comment on the blog (my advice would be to create a new post for the Article/Artifact assignment) READ!!!	Friday May 3rd Assign Theme Sketch ( create a new post for this assignment; label it Theme Sketch) This should be done on the Theme Sketch sheet; then the final product must be posted to the blog. Make sure everyone in your group is participating. Perhaps after you have decided on the 5 themes, give each person in the group a theme, that way everyone is doing equal work. Please have the Theme Sketch posted to the blog no later than Sunday, May 5th. READ!!!

Reading Calendar

Week one, pages 1-68, annotations due Sunday the 5th
Week two, pages 69-140, due may 12
Week three, pages 141-212, due may 19
Week four, pages 213-297, due may 26